Category: Arsenal

Aaron Ramsey: Reaching Wembley is – big boost’ after forgettable week for Arsenal

Aaron Ramsey knows reaching Wembley is a big boost for Arsenal as their FA Cup quarter-final victory over Lincoln ended a forgettable week in the club’s season. The Gunners eased to a 5-0 win against the non-league outfit after losing to both Liverpool and Bayern Munich in the preceding week, leading to their elimination from the Champions League and dropping severely off the pace in the Premier League title race.

Mertesacker urges Arsenal to treat Lincoln with respect

Arsenal captain Per Mertesacker admits Lincoln demand respect for their FA Cup exploits this season as the pair meet on Saturday for a place in the semi-finals. The Gunners host the Vanarama National League leaders and go into the match as heavy favourites, despite a recent run of poor form.

Arsene Wenger slams ‘scandalous’ decisions as Arsenal crash out of Europe

Arsene Wenger hit out at “scandalous” officiating by referee Tasos Sidiropoulos as Arsenal were dumped out of the Champions League having suffered a 10-2 aggregate defeat to Bayern Munich. With the last-16 tie all-but sewn up after the Bundesliga champions ran out 5-1 winners in Germany last month, the pressure on Wenger has intensified after his 10 men lost by the same margin on Tuesday night – the biggest aggregate loss for an English club in the Champions League.

Video – Arsenal 1-5 Bayern Munich

Arsenal were heavily beaten by Bayern Munich again in the Champions League on Tuesday. It was a case of deja vu for Arsenal as the 5-1 mauling at the Allianz Arena was followed up by another 5-1 win for Bayern Munich at the Emirates Stadium.

Mertesacker backs Wenger and demands fighting spirit from Arsenal

Per Mertesacker has conceded Arsenal were “not ready for a fight” in recent weeks but insists everyone remains happy to play under Arsene Wenger. The Gunners have lost four of their last six games in all competitions, falling off the pace in the Premier League and facing a Champions League exit after losing 5-1 to Bayern Munich last month.

The stats that show just how much Arsenal and Wenger have underperformed over the last 10 years

Opta stats show that Arsenal have underachieved under Arsene Wenger for many of the seasons since their big-money move to Emirates Stadium in 2006 Speak to most Arsenal fans about their views on the past decade under Arsene Wenger and you’ll likely gauge a mixed response. The Frenchman divides opinion due to his lack of a major trophy since 2003-04, but Opta’s Expected Goals model reveals just how much the Gunners have underperformed over the last 10 years.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain: This is what Alexis Sanchez thought a…

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger surprisingly opted to throw on his superstar striker in the 74th minute on Monday, when Arsenal were 2-0 up in their FA Cup clash with the non-League side. It was a risk for the 20-goal hitman on the plastic 3G pitch at Gander Green Lane and Oxlade-Chamberlain confessed the tie left the Chile ace wide-eyed.

Sutton switch focus to avoiding relegation after Arsenal end FA Cup run

Sutton chairman Bruce Elliott has said the club must focus on avoiding relegation from the National League after the “wonderful distraction” of a run to the FA Cup fifth round. Arsenal brought Sutton’s fairytale run to an end with a 2-0 win on the plastic pitch at Gander Green Lane through goals from Lucas Perez and Theo Walcott, but it was not a night anyone at the club would forget in a hurry.

Arsene Wenger saw his Arsenal side lose 5-1 at Bayern Munich last week

Arsene Wenger has called for his Arsenal players to show they can deal with their recent thrashing at Bayern Munich by seeing off non-league Sutton in the FA Cup. The Frenchman’s long reign has come under intense scrutiny following a 5-1 Champions League reverse in Germany, while two defeats in three Premier League games have all-but ended hopes of a domestic title.

Rumour Mill: Premier League play for $160m Messi

MANCHESTER City eye a move for Lionel Messi, Victor Lindelof is set to join Manchester United, and Arsene Wenger admits he wants to stay at Arsenal. Manchester City have made Lionel Messi their number one target as they believe the A 100 million-rated Argentinian superstar is ready to leave Barcelona, according to The Mirror.

Bayern Munich v Arsenal Betting Special: Lewandowski leads the way but Giroud is the value play

While Carlo Ancelotti is spoilt for choice in attack, Al Hain-Cole is backing the France international to come up with the goods at the Allianz Arena Having conceded five goals when they last visited the Allianz Arena, Arsenal’s defence will be braced for a difficult evening when they take on Bayern Munich on Wednesday. Punters backing any pre-match market will be rewarded with a risk free in-play bet to the same stake on the big game, up to 50 per customer .

Petr Cech will not leave Arsenal in the summer

Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech will not be leaving the north London outfit in the summer transfer window, according to his agent. Cech has come under scrutiny for his performances recently and was at fault for gifting Cesc Fabregas a goal at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea ran out comfortable 3-1 winners on February 4. Joe Hart, Jordan Pickford and Guillaume Hubert have been linked with a move to Arsene Wenger’s side, while Wojciech Szczesny is expected back at Arsenal in the summer after his loan deal with Roma finishes.

Kieran Gibbs sees plenty of hard work ahead for Arsenal

Kieran Gibbs was pleased to see Arsenal return to winning ways against Hull on Saturday but insists there is still plenty more to come from the Gunners. The England left-back was recalled to the starting line-up as Alexis Sanchez scored a brace to see off the spirited Tigers at the Emirates Stadium as Arsene Wenger’s side picked up three vital points following two successive defeats.

Henry: ‘Not real’ Kante should win Player of the Year

The former Arsenal star, who won the award twice, says the France international deserves to be recognised after a stunning campaign for the Blues Thierry Henry is backing Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante to win this year’s PFA Player of the Year award after impressing in his debut season for the Blues. The France international, who helped Leicester to a stunning title campaign last season, swapped the King Power Stadium for Stamford Bridge in the summer.

It’s time for Wenger to step down – Adam

Stoke City midfielder Charlie Adam has claimed Arsenal are too easily outfought and labelled their attacking style of play “madness”. Gunners manager Arsene Wenger is once again coming under fire after his side’s 3-1 defeat at Chelsea virtually eliminated them from the Premier League title race.

Premier League team of the week – the best XI from the 24th round of fixtures

Gabriel Jesus’s stunning start to life in England continued as he scored both goals in Manchester City’s 2-1 win over Swansea – but who else impressed? Champions Leicester find themselves just two points off the bottom of the table after their fourth consecutive Premier League defeat. Claudio Ranieri’s side lost 3-0 at the hands of Manchester United, who remain sixth despite the win.

Arsenal fans will shudder at sense of deja-vu

As hopelessly out-of-form Watford stormed into a two-goal lead inside 13 minutes at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night, Arsenal fans would have shuddered at the sense of deja-vu. February is often a calamitous time for the Gunners, the month when their aspirations of silverware, particularly in Europe, evaporate into nothing.

Arsenal news: Arsene Wenger backs wingers to solve crisis

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger backs wingers Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Ainsley Maitland-Niles to solve midfield crisis ahead of Chelsea match Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain flourished in a midfield three for the 5-0 FA Cup win at Southampton last weekend Arsene Wenger has thrown his backing behind Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and 19-year-old Ainsley Maitland-Niles to solve his midfield crisis at Chelsea. Wenger goes into Saturday’s game at Stamford Bridge with Arsenal’s title hopes on the line and Francis Coquelin his only available senior central midfielder.

LIVE: Arsenal vs Watford

And that will wrap up the first half from the Emirates and the only question from a Watford perspective is why they’re not three or four up. It’s been domination against a pathetic Arsenal side who haven’t created a single noteworthy chance.

Walcott: I told Wenger his team talk reminded me of Al Pacino

The Arsenal star was left in no doubt as to his manager’s desire to win another Premier League title after a speech he compared to ‘Any Given Sunday’ Theo Walcott has compared a speech given by Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger to the classic Al Pacino team talk in the film ‘Any Given Sunday’. Walcott is currently Arsenal’s longest-serving player and knows Wenger better than most, but his latest revelation may surprise some people.

Arsene Wenger regrets pushing fourth official during dramatic Arsenal win

Arsene Wenger admitted he “should have shut up and gone home” instead of pushing fourth official Anthony Taylor during the closing stages of Arsenal’s dramatic 2-1 win over Burnley. Alexis Sanchez slotted home a last-gasp penalty as 10-man Arsenal moved into second place in the Premier League but Wenger was furious at referee Jonathan Moss’ decision to award Burnley a stoppage-time spot-kick of their own.

Late Sanchez penalty gives Arsenal 2-1 win over Burnley

Alexis Sanchez slotted a penalty into the net deep into stoppage time to give 10-man Arsenal a 2-1 victory over Burnley on Sunday, sending the north London club up to second in the Premier League. Burnley looked like taking its second point on the road this season when substitute Francis Coquelin tripped Ashley Barnes and Andre Gray powered home the first spot-kick in stoppage time to cancel out Shkodran Mustafi’s header.

Wenger: Arsenal don’t need Payet

The West Ham midfielder is refusing to play for the Irons but the Gunners boss insists he already has enough creative players at his disposal Arsenal do not need to sign Dimitri Payet and are unlikely to make any major moves in the remaining days of the transfer window, according to manager Arsene Wenger. The France international has refused to play as he attempts to engineer a departure from West Ham, with former club Marseille the favourites to sign him this month.

Mertesacker signs Arsenal contract extension

The World Cup-winning defender is yet to feature for the Gunners this season due to injury but will remain with the club until June 2018 The former Germany international’s current deal was due to come to an end in June, but the north London outfit have taken up an option to keep hold of him for an extra season. Mertesacker is yet to feature this season due to an injury, though Wenger is hopeful he will be back in action in the coming weeks.